Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 466 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

1. 1.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
14. 14.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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